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Bryk, Anthony S.; Gomez, Louis M.; Grunow, Alicia – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2010
In this Carnegie essay by Anthony Bryk, Louis Gomez and Alicia Grunow, the authors argue that the social organization of the research enterprise is badly broken and a very different alternative is needed. They instead support a science of improvement research and introduce the idea of a networked improvement community that creates the purposeful…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research and Development, Disadvantaged, Achievement Gap
Comings, John – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2007
Since 1991, the U.S. has had a national research and development (R&D) center focused on programs that help adults to improve their language, literacy, and numeracy skills; to acquire a General Educational Development (GED) or other high school certification; and to transition into postsecondary education or training. For the first five years,…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Opinions, Numeracy, Adult Learning
Reder, Stephen – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
This Policy Brief takes a first look at a newly identified national population of GED holders, who are compared with their counterparts who received a high school diploma as well as with their counterparts who have no high school credential. The focus of these comparisons is on long-term postsecondary education outcomes. Because these…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1987
This document is an annotated bibliography of research and development publications on topics concerning services to at-risk youth. The 30 publications, which have been produced by a variety of organizations, are grouped into these categories: (1) increasing academic success; (2) meeting diversity in today's students; (3) community partnerships;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
D'Andrea, Michael – 1990
It is important to bridge the gap between clinical research and counseling practice. The "I Have a Future" (IHAF) program was designed by professionals affiliated with Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee to serve inner-city African American youths identified as "high risk" for premature pregnancies, drug/alcohol…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Black Community
Coggins, Chere Campbell, Ed. – 1988
The following 26 papers are presented in this document: "The Relationship between the Adult's Cognitive Style and Achieving Style to Preference for Self-Directed Learning" (Bitterman); "Developing a Mentoring Program for Persons in Independent Work Sites" (De Vries); "Reflection and the Problem of Self-Deception in Adult Learning" (Dirkx); "A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Child Abuse, Cognitive Style
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
This bulletin is a compilation of significant statistical material pertaining to American education. It contains information on a variety of subjects within the broad field of educational statistics, including schools, enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, Federal programs in the field of education, libraries,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Student Financial Aid, Librarians
Simon, Kenneth A.; Grant, W. Vance – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
This bulletin is the third in a series of annual publications initiated by the Office of Education in October 1962. It is a compilation of significant statistical material pertaining to American education. It contains information on a variety of subjects within the broad filed of educational statistics, including schools and colleges, enrollments,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Secondary School Curriculum, Student Mobility